Associate Legal Counsel

What We Do

Were building the Identity Infrastructure for the internethelping businesses verify users and prevent fraud at scale. Why This Role Matters With legal requirements evolving rapidly in the tech, AI, and identity space, this is a unique opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of high-impact legal work across the boardfrom client negotiations and IP protection to risk management and data privacy compliance.

Who You Are

Youre a curious, self-driven legal professional with 24 years of relevant experience. Youre excited to work in a lean, fast-paced environment where youll own legal processes and get end-to-end exposure to product, data, commercial, and corporate legal matters.

Outcomes Expected

Month 1:

Get up to speed on HyperVerges business, products, and legal operations. Understand our contract types, compliance approach, and negotiation process. Begin shadowing reviews and assisting with basic documentation.

Months 13:

Month 4 Onwards:

Responsibilities

? Review, draft, negotiate, and vet commercial agreements (including SaaS, licensing, data sharing, MSAs, NDAs, etc.)

? Support in ensuring compliance with data protection laws (DPDP, GDPR, CCPA, etc.)

? Contribute to internal compliance, IP protection, and risk management frameworks

? Liaise with external counsels, partners, and regulators when needed

? Stay updated on evolving legal and regulatory landscapes and proactively inform internal stakeholders

? Assist in developing and maintaining internal legal processes and templates

? Provide strategic legal inputs during product development and client onboarding Requirements ? 24 years of experience in a law fi rm or as in-house counsel (TMT, Fintech, or General Corporate)

? LL.B. required (LL.M. or certifi cations in data privacy/fi ntech are a plus)

? Strong skills in legal drafting and negotiation

? Understanding of software licensing, technology transfers, and data privacy

? Clear, confi dent communicationable to simplify legal concepts for non-legal teams

? Ability to manage multiple legal matters autonomously